Engineer Senior Project Manager

Title: Engineer Senior Project Manager

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer II

Hiring Range: $88,654 - $144,062

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Hampton Roads District Office

Agency Website: jobs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and commitment to excellence! If you are driven by innovation and a passion for infrastructure, we want you to join our team to keep Virginia moving.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Hampton Roads District is seeking an Engineer Senior Project Manager at the District Major Projects Design Section. As an Engineer Senior Project Manager, you would provide a professional level of experience in project management and technical leadership for the design and coordination of major transportation facilities, including studies, and the development of highways, right of way, and construction plans and specifications. This position will oversee the development of Design- Build and Design- Bid- Build Projects.

Candidates should have demonstrated ability to apply professional-level engineering knowledge of construction methods, standards, specifications, materials, policies, and procedures in the oversight of both in-house and consultant-designed highway projects. The incumbent shall maintain high-level skills in project management and design to provide extraordinary customer service. The position will manage overall project scopes/schedules/budgets and apply project management philosophy to meet programmed schedules and budgetary objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and
  techniques.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software.
• Valid Professional Engineer's (PE) license.
• Ability to oversee construction activities for multiple projects of varying complexity as Engineer-in-Responsible-Charge.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse groups.
• Experience applying roadway engineering design and state and federal standards related to highway design and construction.
• Experience applying federal, state and local transportation rules, regulations, policies and practices. 
• Experience in preliminary engineering and construction activities.

Additional Considerations

• College graduate in Civil Engineering (BSCE) or equivalent
• Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred
• Experience with large complex projects in the transportation engineering or construction industry
  

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment.

Position requires a Professional Engineer license valid in Virginia or eligible for transfer to Virginia.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and optional resume; therefore, those who fully represent their qualifications and work history will be more successful with obtaining an interview. Submitting an incomplete application and/or resume lacking job history and relevant experience detail may impact interview eligibility.

This position is designated as essential to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergencies which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response, and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

Contact Information

Name: Tina Kittrell

Phone: 757-956-3288

Email: christina.kittrell@vdot.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.